blue walleye
- noun
- /bluː ˈwɑːlaɪ/
- Specialized
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lucio azul
- The blue walleye once thrived in Lake Erie but is now considered extinct.
Examples
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The disappearance of the blue walleye has been linked to overfishing and environmental changes.
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The blue walleye was once abundant in the Great Lakes.
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Fishermen often recounted stories of catching blue walleye in the early 20th century.
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Many fishermen remember catching blue walleyes in their youth.
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The blue walleye once thrived in Lake Erie but is now considered extinct.
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The disappearance of the blue walleye has been linked to overfishing and environmental changes.
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Fishermen often recounted stories of catching blue walleye in the early 20th century.
Synonyms
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A type of walleye fish with bluish color that lived in the Great Lakes and is now extinct
A blue freshwater fish that lived in the Great Lakes and no longer exists
A kind of walleye, a freshwater fish, that lives in the Great Lakes in North America
A fish like a walleye that lives in the Great Lakes and has bluish scales
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase 'blue walleye' is compositionally transparent: a B1 learner who knows 'blue' and 'walleye' can infer it refers to a walleye with bluish coloration (i.e., a color-based variety). This follows the common adjective + noun pattern found cross-linguistically, so the meaning is directly predictable from the constituents.
Etymology
The name blue walleye comes from a type of walleye fish that had a blue shine on its body, so fishermen called it blue to show its color. That's why blue walleye now means the once 'extinct' kind of walleye that lived in the Great Lakes.